Jerusalem, western outskirts, a photo from Jerusalem, Yerushalayim

Photographer's Note

A brief intermission from my Italia pictures:
The western outskirts of Jerusalem at about 800m above sea-level, 64km from Tel-Aviv.
Route no.1 climb up to Israel's capital, here on the lower part on scene.
Taken last Saturday afternoon, from a mountain lookout point in Mevaseret, a satellite suburb on the way.
The big cemetery in pic. occupy the whole "Mountain–of-rest" and considered to be largest in Israel.

Raw converted to JPEG, a 16:9 aspect ratio.

I did try to add saturation - but that would not show the natural light and colors prevailed at time taken.

Ike

Map on route no.1, this location: 31.80, 35.174

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rodgerg (55767) 2011-09-08 2:55

Hello Ike,

Excellent cityscape with a large prospect open to this hill. Image rich in various and interesting elemenets well collected. Composition in diffeerents plans which give depht. Nice harmony in the colors too.
Best regards,
Roger

gus72 (3719) 2011-09-08 2:57

Hi Ike !!
I am so glad that you are showing this view of Jerusalem.
Everything that I had seen before ( wallpapers, etc ) is nothing like this.
A very large metropolis with a few towers under construction.
Very nice panoramic image.
Cheers

Gus

Bluejeans (64251) 2011-09-08 4:29

Ola Ike ,
Muito interessante esta vista com Jerusalém de fundo tem uma magnifica linha de edifícios , gostei de ver o cemitério na colina em socalcos , boa luz , parabéns!!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

amaryllis (37047) 2011-09-08 5:06

Bonjour
une belle perspective de cette ville, dont mon rêve est d'y aller bientôt, je l'espère
ton cadrage est excellent depuis la montagne
bien amicalement
Juliette

pierrefonds (115488) 2011-09-08 5:21

Hi Ike,

The point of view is sending my eyes toward the buildings which is giving depth to the composition. It is also showing the details and colors of the cemetery and of the buildings. The late afternoon light has a good effect on the colors. Have a nice day.

Pierre

DjoleEric (0) 2011-09-08 7:01

Hello friend.
Beautiful pictures.
Excellent sharpness and color displays.
Have a nice day.
Djole.

lousat (139960) 2011-09-08 8:43

Hi Ike,very interesting view of Jerusalem,a lot of modern towers not old like S.Gimignano..ehee...geat poc and impressive sharpness and details,i like it!Have a nice day and thanks for share,Luciano.

eldancer1 (36343) 2011-09-08 10:06

Very nice capture of the skyline of this historic city. Great pov and dof with nice details. Good lighting and colors. Well done, tfs.

adramad (73418) 2011-09-08 10:51

Hello IKE.
Very nice view that shows these wooded slopes that rise from the level of the highway to the top, with modern buildings in the city on the horizon.
Very good light and detail in the big picture.
Best regards.
Luis.

Hello IKE.
Very nice view that shows these wooded slopes that rise from the level of the highway to the top, with modern buildings in the city on the horizon.
Very good light and detail in the big picture.
Best regards.
Luis.

lakshmip1949 (19081) 2011-09-08 12:39

Hello Ike,

Nice to see Jerusalem from your gallery. I see quite a lot of skyscrapers and highways. Captured all the details with sharpness.

Lakshmi

emka (158744) 2011-09-08 13:53

Hi Ike, you have nit a long way to Jerusalem from TelAviv. Amazing view. I remember Jerusalem as an old town and here it looks modern. The cemetery seems very big and strange terraces. I prefer the view from Mount Olive - but this one is not so bad :).

Warm regards

Malgorzata

clic (76) 2011-09-08 15:09

Many thanks Ike
Lovely cityscape sitting on mountain top wich wide spread matches perfectly the long partallel black road down below.
I have an impression of intense heat convied by the muted colors of sky and those of the naked cemetery "flowing down" on hill side!
This city looks beautiful.
Shalom.
Robert

Charo (51290) 2011-09-08 16:06

Hello Ike,
The perspective is great and unique, if not read your note, I would not know what is in the foreground is a cemetery.
Excellent contrast and very good light and definition.
Best Regards,
Charo

mauro61 (53429) 2011-09-09 0:37

ciao Ike,
immagine panoramica della città che parte dal baso e arriva fino alla parte superiore della collina.
Omogeneità cromatica data dalla forte luce che hai gestito al meglio,
buona giornata
maurizio

delpeoples (60342) 2011-09-09 1:06

Hi dear Ike

Ooh I thought the landscape looked a little different form Toscana :) Certainly this is a sight I have not seen before of this famous city. Excellent POV and depth of field. have a great Friday.

Warm regards
Lisa

pajaran (117001) 2011-09-09 1:41

Dobar dan.
Lep pogled na deo grada i groblje, lepa fotografija.
Dobar snimak, tekst i kompozicija.
Prijatan dan i sve najbolje za vikend.
Paja.

Google.

Good day.
Nice view of the city and its cemetery, beautiful photos.
Good video, text and composition.
Have a nice day and all the best for the weekend.
Paja.

jemaflor (148180) 2011-09-09 10:07

Hi Ike,
good pov on the town and the cemetery, well composed with these roads on the bottom of the picture, good light.

cornejo (61504) 2011-09-09 11:05

Hello Ike, a good photo to show the reality of Jerusalem today, as some like myself have in mind the Jerusalem of Hollywood movies about the Bible, a good job very well done, congratulations for that. Good afternoon and happy weekend.

Warm regards.

Angel.

paololg (31448) 2011-09-10 23:56

Ciao dear Ike,
interesting testimony of your land, which shows this detail of the captured city with perfect sharpness and good management of the strong light. Pleasant as you have composed the image, putting the subject in the right place. BRAVO!
Ciao, have a nice Sunday!
Paolo

Silvio1953 (222847) 2011-09-12 10:00

Ciao Ike, great view of wonderful city, lovely skyline of skyscrapess, excellent clarity, splendid light and wonderful natural colors, very well done my friend, ciao Silvio

adores (46979) 2011-09-14 16:47

Hi Ike!
It's a good and unusual pov to show the modern Jerusalem!This must be a really interesting city. I have just noticed you haven't any posts of the old city yet. Good idea to show this part also!

nobuikehonda (3848) 2011-09-16 2:50

Hello Ike,

I love the 16:9 proportion of the image. Beautiful landscape, and unified color rendition. The distant view and FG work in harmony. I would love to see this photo on a large screen. Inclusion of a tiny FG in right hand corner is very effective. This is my first view over this part of the world. Thank you Ike.

With my very best wishes,
Have a great day,
Nobu.

elenimavrandoni (0) 2012-12-19 12:06

Hello Ike, nice to see a modern look of Jerusalem!
Very panoramic and attractive shot of this part of the city!
Best wishes and regards, Happy New Year to you!
Eleni

Cricri (176) 2014-01-15 7:38

Hi Ike
Le bon POV qui permet d'avoir une vue étendue et profonde sur le cimetière et la ville, une vue sur l'autoroute , le tout sous une très belle lumière
Belle journée
cricri

mcmtanyel (69165) 2014-07-31 22:02

Hello Ike,
A familiar scene to me now, I think Jerusalem looks lovely and European. Skillfully recorded, TFS!
Regards,
MT

mkamionka (75079) 2019-01-21 6:26

Hi Ike,
I would never guess it is Jerusalem!
Somehow in my mind it is an old and traditional city and here we have such a modern view.
Great capture showing less know image of the capital city.
I know what you mean talking about the saturation.
I think sometimes the colors are recorded in particular way in the camera and correction does not work anymore.
I think it may be just the type of light, may be too harsh, camera is sometimes recording assuming wrong temperature or something like that.
Nevertheless very interesting pic,
M

Royaldevon (86400) 2021-10-05 8:54

Hello Ike,

This is so different from my impressions of Jerusalem!
I imagine something Biblical, yet this is a very modern city, with motorways, skyscrapers and multi-storied buildings, sharply captured for us to study.

My warm regards,
Bev :-)

ChrisJ (172408) 2021-10-07 3:44

Hello Ike,

Missed this one. Looks similar to the view from the Garden of Gethsemane lookout, although the freeway is an addition. Good sharpness and natural looking colours. Tfs!